Tier 1 Stats

For each beach designated as Tier 1: Presents beach attributes and action information including : (1) beach length, (2) swim season monitoring frequency, (3) number of beach days, and (4) number of days under an action. The list is sorted by county and beach name. Please note: this report can take several minutes to load if only a few filters have been applied.

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Jurisdiction
A code designator used to identify a principal administrative subdivision of a State, Tribe, or Territory.

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Year
The calendar year used to summarize data for a given Beach or Jurisdiction

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Beach ID
A designator used to uniquely identify a Beach within a context of an organization.

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Beach Name
Beach Name

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County
A name designator used to identify a U.S. county or county equivalent, or territory sub-region (island).

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Tier
Jurisdictions rank their significant public beaches from highest risk (Tier 1) to lowest risk (Tier 4).  This is a ranking required in the BEACH Act grant program.

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Beach Length (Mi)
Length of Beach in miles

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Monitored
Is Beach Monitored for water quality?

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Monitored Irregularly
Flag indicating that the Beach is monitored irregularly - not on a defined schedule

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Monitor Irregularly Comment
Monitor Irregularly Comment

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Swim Season Monitor Freq
Frequency during the Swim Season that the water quality is monitored (sampled)

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Swim Season Monitor Units
Swim Season Monitor Units

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# of Beach Days
Number of Days during the Swim Season for the selected Year

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# of Beach Days with Actions
Number of Days during the selected year that the Beach was under an Action (Warning, Closure, etc.)

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Waterbody Type (Hidden)
Type of Great Waterbody

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Waterbody Name (Hidden)
Name of Great Waterbody

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Swim Season Start Date (Hidden)
Swim Season Start Date

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Swim Season End Date (Hidden)
Swim Season End Date

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Swim Status (Hidden)
Swim Status as of the current date (depreciated)

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Reported (Hidden)
Flag used to indicate that data for a particular beach has been Reported to the EPA

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Beach Owner (Hidden)
Flag indicating that ownership of the Beach is either Public or Private

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Historical Id Flag (Hidden)
Flag (Yes/No) indicating that the Beach is no longer actively monitored.

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Dormant (Hidden)
Dormant

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Beach Act Beach (Hidden)
Beach Act Beach

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Beach Access (Hidden)
Flag indicating that access to the Beach is either Public or Private

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Most Recent Flag (Hidden)
Most Recent Flag

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Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2024
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Tier	Beach Length (Mi)	Monitored	Monitored Irregularly	Monitor Irregularly Comment	Swim Season Monitor Freq	Swim Season Monitor Units	# of Beach Days	# of Beach Days with Actions
AK394314	Kodiak - Buskin Beach	Kodiak Island	1	.38	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season: no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK493433	Kodiak - Frye Point Beach	Kodiak Island	1	.33	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK813073	Kodiak - Lighthouse Beach	Kodiak Island	1	1.03	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK986964	Kodiak - Mission Beach	Kodiak Island	1	.42	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK416279	Skagway - Airport Beach	Skagway	1	.31	Yes	Yes	Due to sampler safety concerns, Airport Beach monitored during 2024 recreational season from 7/30/24 to 9/10/24.	1	PER_WEEK	119	0
AK622042	Skagway - Nahku Bay Beach	Skagway	1	.12	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	119	0
AK568659	Skagway - Small Boat Harbor Beach	Skagway	1	.11	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	119	0
AK916382	Skagway - Smuggler's Cove	Skagway	1	.05	Yes	No	-	1	PER_WEEK	119	0
AK530904	Skagway - Yakutania East Beach	Skagway	1	.3	Yes	Yes	Monitored during 2024 recreational season only; Airport Beach had sampler safety concerns and was replaced by Yakutania East beach from 5/14/24 to 7/9/24.	1	PER_WEEK	119	0
AK587418	Skagway - Yakutania West Beach	Skagway	1	.04	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	119	0
Count: 10				Sum : 3.09				Count: 10		Sum : 1114	Sum : 0
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2023
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Tier	Beach Length (Mi)	Monitored	Monitored Irregularly	Monitor Irregularly Comment	Swim Season Monitor Freq	Swim Season Monitor Units	# of Beach Days	# of Beach Days with Actions
AK394314	Kodiak - Buskin Beach	Kodiak Island	1	.38	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season: no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK493433	Kodiak - Frye Point Beach	Kodiak Island	1	.33	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK813073	Kodiak - Lighthouse Beach	Kodiak Island	1	1.03	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK986964	Kodiak - Mission Beach	Kodiak Island	1	.42	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	100	0
AK416279	Skagway - Airport Beach	Skagway	1	.31	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	112	0
AK622042	Skagway - Nahku Bay Beach	Skagway	1	.12	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	112	0
AK568659	Skagway - Small Boat Harbor Beach	Skagway	1	.11	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	112	0
AK916382	Skagway - Smuggler's Cove	Skagway	1	.05	Yes	No	-	1	PER_WEEK	112	0
AK587418	Skagway - Yakutania West Beach	Skagway	1	.04	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	112	0
Count: 9				Sum : 2.79				Count: 9		Sum : 960	Sum : 0
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2022
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Tier	Beach Length (Mi)	Monitored	Monitored Irregularly	Monitor Irregularly Comment	Swim Season Monitor Freq	Swim Season Monitor Units	# of Beach Days	# of Beach Days with Actions
AK103349	Hoonah - Gartina Harbor Way Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	1	.43	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021/2022 recreational seasons.	1	PER_WEEK	93	0
AK998211	Hoonah - Inner Point Sophia Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	1	.36	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021 and 2022 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	93	0
AK551272	Kenai Peninsula - North Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	1	.59	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after the personal use fishery.	1	PER_WEEK	91	14
AK802097	Kenai Peninsula - South Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	1	.35	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after personal use fishery.	1	PER_WEEK	91	14
AK549954	Ketchikan - Herring Cove	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.14	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	91	0
AK346845	Ketchikan - Mtn Pt Cultural Food	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.21	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	91	0
AK365539	Ketchikan - Rotary Pool	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.14	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	91	18
AK909574	Ketchikan - SP Higgins Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.48	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	91	0
AK212340	Ketchikan - Sunset Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.3	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_WEEK	91	0
AK508635	Ketchikan - Thomas Basin	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.48	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model	2	PER_MONTH	91	0
Count: 10				Sum : 3.48				Count: 10		Sum : 914	Sum : 46
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2021
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Tier	Beach Length (Mi)	Monitored	Monitored Irregularly	Monitor Irregularly Comment	Swim Season Monitor Freq	Swim Season Monitor Units	# of Beach Days	# of Beach Days with Actions
AK103349	Hoonah - Gartina Harbor Way Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	1	.43	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	105	0
AK998211	Hoonah - Inner Point Sophia Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	1	.36	Yes	Yes	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021 recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	105	0
AK551272	Kenai Peninsula - North Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	1	.59	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after personal use fishery (PUF). PUF occurs 7/10 to 7/30.	1	PER_WEEK	69	0
AK802097	Kenai Peninsula - South Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	1	.35	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after personal use fishery.	1	PER_WEEK	69	28
AK549954	Ketchikan - Herring Cove	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.14	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	39
AK406019	Ketchikan - Knudson Cove	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.18	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
AK346845	Ketchikan - Mtn Pt Cultural Food	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.21	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
AK168123	Ketchikan - MtnPt Surprise Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.14	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
AK544485	Ketchikan - Refuge Cove Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.39	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
AK439531	Ketchikan - Rotary Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.19	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
AK365539	Ketchikan - Rotary Pool	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.14	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	49
AK909574	Ketchikan - SP Higgins Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.48	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
AK495900	Ketchikan - Seaport Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.26	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	0
AK466549	Ketchikan - Shull Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.22	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
AK212340	Ketchikan - Sunset Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.3	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	2	PER_WEEK	92	0
AK508635	Ketchikan - Thomas Basin	Ketchikan Gateway	1	.48	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season.	2	PER_MONTH	92	12
Count: 16				Sum : 4.86				Count: 16		Sum : 1452	Sum : 212
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2020
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Tier	Beach Length (Mi)	Monitored	Monitored Irregularly	Monitor Irregularly Comment	Swim Season Monitor Freq	Swim Season Monitor Units	# of Beach Days	# of Beach Days with Actions
AK164406	Kenai Peninsula - Kenai River Gull Rookery 1	Kenai Peninsula	1	.12	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after Personal Use Fishery.	1	PER_WEEK	84	0
AK553928	Kenai Peninsula - Kenai River Gull Rookery 2	Kenai Peninsula	1	.31	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after Personal Use Fishery.	1	PER_WEEK	84	0
AK551272	Kenai Peninsula - North Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	1	.59	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after personal use fishery (PUF). PUF occurs 7/10 to 7/30.	1	PER_WEEK	84	0
AK802097	Kenai Peninsula - South Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	1	.35	Yes	Yes	Monitored before, during, and after personal use fishery.	1	PER_WEEK	84	13
AK574820	Warren Ames Bridge	Kenai Peninsula	1	.26	Yes	Yes	Monitored only during recreational season.	1	PER_WEEK	84	0

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